to need; to call for; to require
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
particularly; only; in the case of
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
if it is the case that ...
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
management; administration; operation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to have no chance (of succeeding)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(only) one option; one possible choice
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
war situation; progress of a battle
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
state of mind; (one's) mental state